Wire-winder.



C. B. RUBY.

WIRE WINDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.21, 1913. 1,086,225. Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

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To all whom it may concern; Y

Be itknown that I, CHAUNGY B. RUBY, a

citizen of the United States, and a residenty of `Le Mars, in the county of Plymouth and alongitudinal vertical section, Fig. 3 is a partial front view with parts in section, and

Fig. 4 is a section on th'eline 4 4 ofFig. 3.

The 4present embodiment of the invention comprises a frame composed of longitudinal laterally spaced parallel bars 1, connected at one end by a cross bar 2, and at the other end of each of the said longitudinal bars is arranged an upright 3, each of thesaid uprights being inclined toward its upper end, and braced against the adjacent longitudinal:

bar byan inclined brace 4, each brace being connected to the longitudinal bar and the upright. y

Diagonal braces 5 are arranged between the longitudinal bars, between the cross bar 2'and the upright 3, the said diagonal bars 5 crossing each,` other betweenthe longitudinal bars. Each of the uprights ,is also bracedV against thel opposite longitudinal bar, by means ofan inclined brace 6, ,the said braces crossing intermediate their ends, and a cross bar 7 connects theluprights near their lowerends, the said'cross bar being arranged with its wide dimension vertical.

A shaft 8 is `journaled inthe upper ends' of the uprights, and a crank9 is connected with one end of the shaft outside'the adjacent upright. A spool or sleeve 10 is arranged on the shaft at the end remote from the crank, the said spool or sleevebeing held in place byea set screw llthreaded through the spool into engagement with the,

shaft. A pulley or band wheel 12 is-arranged on the shaft at the end adjacent to the crank, and the said wheel is provided with an integral cross head 13, the said cross head being diametrical to the pulley vvSpecification of Letters liatent. v Applicationnl'ed April :21,"191-1.r Serial No. 762,518;

Patented and shaft 8,V and having at each end al lateral inwardlyextending spur or prong "14'.

( Ihebearing for the shaft 8 inthe upright adjacent "to the crank 9*"isan open bea-ring, Vas shown emore particularly in F ig. V3, and a'h'asp 15. is connected to" the upright below ithebearing b'y means offa hinge leaf16, thesaidlliasp 'beinghinged to theV leaf, and the leaf 11s securedto the 'upright A staplev 17 is connectedv with the upright above t-he bearin'gfo-r engagement Vby the hasp, and it will be evident that whfen'the hasp is turned jdownup'on lthe hingeleaf the" adjacent end 'of the shaft may be readily disengaged from the bearing, and when the said end' is disengaged 'from' the bearing, the opposite'endl may 'be slipped out from itsV bearing.

usual f0r'i`n,-and is arranged on the shaft @wh'e the" shaft has been"reinove`cl'from its bearing. Thespool 10 yis then removed by Iloosening'the set screw 11, after which the 'reel' is placed on the shaft and pressed toward the cross-'head 13, to cause the lugs or fsplu'rs" 14 lthereof to enter the material of the end of the reel. The spool' or sleeve 10 is vthen adjusted into engagement with the opposite end of the reel, and secured in place bythe set screw,l after which'the shaft isv replaced in its bearings.'y The reel is now locked to the'lshaft,- so that when the' crank 9 is turned, the reel will be rotated to wind up4 the wire. A guide 20 of funnel or frustoconical shape is provided for the wire, the

guidebeing'farran'ged with' its small end toward the shaft, so thatthe wire to be wound enters the largeend of the guide. The said guideis secured' to one Vof the portions 21 of an angle-bar, and the ot'herrportion" 22 of the Vsaid :baris connected to 'the upper end ofthe upper section 23 'of a telescoping standard, by meansfof a bolt 24. The said section 23 of the standard is'provided with a series ofl spaced longitudinal openings 25.

The' lower section of the standard is formed byv anarm 26 on one end of a rod 27 lug 30 through which the arm 26 passes, and

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Thereel 18 'for holding ,the wire -19 is of the said arm passes also through a slot 31 extending longitudinally of the cross bar 2.

A bearing section 3Q is connected with the cross bar below the slot, to support the main portion 27 0f the rod, and at its rear end, the rod is supported by another bearing section 33 connected with the lower edge of the cross bar 7. At its rear end, the rod is provided with an angular upstanding arm 34, having secured thereto a handle 35 preferably of wood, and of cylindrical form, as shown. The said handle stands in position to be grasped by the operator turning the crank, to oscillate the rod 27, to swing the guide 2() longitudinally of the shaft 8. An arch bar 36 is provided at one end with a bearing 37 engaged by a pin 33 in the upright 3 adjacent to the crank 9, and at its opposite end the arch bar has a perforate radial lug 39 to which is connected a handle 40, hy means of a bolt 40 passing through the handle, and the perforation of the lug.

In operation, the reel 18 having been placed on the shaft as desired, the end of the wire is passed through the guide 20, and is secured to the reel in any desired or usual manner. The shaft 8 is now rotated by means of the crank 9, and as the shaft rotates, the Wire is wound thereon, passing through the guide 20. The said guide is adjusted vertically, by means of the connection between the arm 26 and the bar 23, so that the small opening of the guide is at approximately the level of the lowermost portion of the reel. As the wire winds on the reel the rod 27 is oscillated by means of the handle 35, to cause the guide 20 to swing slowly longitudinally of the shaft. The said guide is moved at such speed, that the coils of the wire will lay alongside each other in close relation, yet not sufficiently Yclose to overlap, rlhe arch bar 36 and the handle 40 constitute a brake for coperating with the pulley l2, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The arch bar is shaped to approximately fit the pulley. The guide 2O is provided with a longitudinal slot al at one side, to permit the wire to be inserted in the holder intermediate the ends of the' wire. The front ends of the hars l are also beveled or inclined, as indicated at 42, to permit the frame to be drawn along the ground as a sled, or if desired an axle a3 may be arranged beneath the front ends of the said bars, the axle having wheels all at the ends thereof. The axle is supported in notches in bearing plates a5, pivoted to the bars, as indicated at a6, and normally held in engagement with the axle by means of hooks a7, the said hooks being pivoted also to the bars l. When it is desired to remove the wheels, the hooks 47 are released from the plates, permitting the said plates to swing downwardly, after which the axle may be disengaged from the notches or recesses in the edges of the said plates.

The device is especially adapted for winding fence wire, when taking down a fence. When so used, the frame may be moved as a sled or with the wheels, winding up the wire as the device moves along the fence.

I claim l. A device of the character specified, comprising a main frame, uprights at one end of the main frame, each upright having a bearing and the bearing of one upright being an open bearing, a shaft journaled in the rhearings and provided at the end adjacent to the open bearing with a crank, releasable means for holding the shaft in the open bearing, a wheel on the shaft at the open bearing, a cross head rigid with the wheel and the shaft and having at its end inwardly extending spurs or lugs for engaging' the material of a reel, a sleeve slidable on the shaft for engaging the opposite end of the reel, and means for securing the sleeve in adjusted position.

2. A device of the character specified, comprising a main frame, uprights at one end of the frame and provided with bearings for receiving the reel holding shaft, a shaft in the bearings and having means for engaging the reel, and means on the frame for guiding the wire, said means comprising a rod mounted to oscillate and arranged longitudinally of the main frame, a handle extending upwardly from the inner end of the rod adjacent to the reel holding shaft for oscillating the rod, said rod having an upwardly extending arm at the opposite end, a substantially tubular guide for the wire, said guide having a slot in its side wall for permitting the entrance of the wire, an arm secured to the guide, and an adjustable connection between the said arm and the arm of the rod.

CHAUNCY BEVEL RUBY. 1lWitnesses:

E. A. DALTON, J. A. HOFFMANN.

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